Kaia's a pretty senior in high school who came to me for her senior pictures. She's got naturally curly hair, so she came with her hair straightened and then tossed her head in my shower to get her curls back. If only it was that easy to make my hair curly!

More of my pretty little sister. She gets her pictures taken every year and this year she wanted me to take them. We had fun laughing and running all around Ripon taking pictures. She was admiring the cute shirtless college football players across the way while we were shooting.

These pretty girls are sisters. Julie, baby Jayden, Krissy, and Danielle. Krissy's getting married Labor Day weekend, so we were all together for her bridal shower, and my aunt wanted a picture of the girls with Jayden. Jayden wanted a nap, but we took a picture anyway.

The albums we sell at the studio are so gorgeous. And I'm not being biased. My favorite is Jilane and Cj's. That might be me being biased. But I love the big stunning picture on the cover. Seriously, I have hot friends.

I basically always have at least one glass or water bottle in my room. I'm still a college kid, maybe I'll break this habit when I'm through, but no promises. The sun was hitting this glass and reflecting light everywhere.

I got this vest thing from Buckle. It sat in my closet for a month because I couldn't decide how I wanted to wear it. And then I figured it out, and wore it two days in a row because I love it. That's the back, all lace. Looks super cool.

Weird, I know. I really try to soak up the point of my life that I'm at at any given time. To be content with where I'm at and not overly anxious to get to the next step. I go to weddings every weekend and talk with my best friend about her husband, but I'm more than happy to wait for mine. I look at design blogs and know what I want my future house to look like, but I'm satisfied with decorating my apartment. I try really hard to soak up these last few months of classes and focus on how much I love learning instead of how much I want to be a photographer full time. I play with other people's kids, and most often, don't want my own.

But then I listen to country music. And it's all about family, and where I grew up, and loving the little things in life. And those are things I love, things I want. And it makes me anxious and excited for all the things I have yet to experience. And a little terrified because I don’t know what’s coming. But mostly, it just leaves me excited and wanting. For a few hours. And then I'm back to being content with where I am. Because there's so much for me to experience right now, right where I am.